Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-19
THE RAILROADS.

Pushing Construction WorL
tan" centr~l-A Hranch to be B. "s''
""'ker'ille pirect.-A Fill Comma
of Ore. fom Lodes Cut FUSED
funnel. lie
Yesterday afternoon a represen+,..
THE MINER took a trip over q t0~d
OF the Montana Central grade with JULES
Lishner, the engineer I'm constructi NJ
the first six miles from Butte. Tho
generally was found in an advanced .uf
Of construction, though there is still ssass
months work in the numerous ro.l
around the great horseshoe, betwoo, |s
corks OF which lies Meaderville. Tho we
of grade from Butte to the Woodv;I. Ss
ranges mostly from l.S to 90 De, p"
or 81 to 11G feet per mile, though N u'
are lighter grades at some points. T. l'
been decided to make an even cros.;,1@
the Montana Union, but, in cons;s."
ton OF the Objectionable features va
wen crossing on a heavy grade, it,
finally concluded to make
AN OVERHEAD CROSSING.
so the Montana Union trains will M,
allowed a clear space OF 20 feet undo, ~
Montana Central track. In the deene, ,..
tramways have been built, and the v,..'
material is carried out 20 the dunn (, ~.
Portions of the fill near the west po,tsI ),
the tunnel are composed Of ore taken tuuu
%hn 1olna th.p ho wa Gnar, n,1 - 'A
and a large proportion OF the waste dum.,
outside Of the tunnel is COMPOSED y
similar material. The line t. WaIkerv;M1,
will diverge from the main line pea,t
apex of the curve where it swings sc,o.'
the guIch above MeadervilIe. This bra,ss
~ili climb almost directly across tha hin
on a grade Of 30 per cent, or 1875 f.t NJ.
mile. The Montana Union rnakes ,bs
ascent on a grade Of l4S feet per r,ila. Thu
| WalkarviIle branch will be charac,er,sd
by very heavy and exp nsive work, and !,
not likely to be built before the main limo j.
completed next May. 1t is..the intention n
the company to
TAPS EVERYTHING
that is worth tapping, and the main Tina
will be pushed through to Ana, MIA a,
soon AS possible. 1t is not likely tn Ana.
conda will remain the terminus, vb.,
~shilipshnrg lies beyon!, and can he rpa,hed
1T 10 said, without any serious engineering
difficulties being encountered. Ii the c m.
pany carry out their intention of tappip,
e erythlng, they will push on to the Bite,
Root, and in that case, it may, after ali,
take the Clearwater route to theColumbis,
as suggested by THE MINER some time ago,
A party OF supposed NJ ,nitoba engineer,
were seen on the Clearwater some week,
ago, and it will take them some time to a.
certain the merits OF that route. After tn.
preliminary surveys of the various route,
to the coast. now under consideration, an
completed, they will be carefully compard
and the choice given the one that offers TIA
greatest advantages.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The new time cards OF the Northern Pac.
fc are 0 being printed, AMI in u day Or
two THE MINER will be able to annouue
the Montana Union connections at Gal,
rison. Az stated in the dispatches, two
through trains will be run each wav daily
and both will stop at Garrison. The llgbt.
ming mail, which will leave st. Paul at In
H., will reach Garrison at IL a. M, and
will effect q saving of 10 hours betweeuN
Paul and Butte. The train which wipkWs
st. Paul at s a. m. will also makenMh
faster time tbanis o made, reduciugths
time to Butte by ~ hours. SecondCa s
passengers car travel on both trains.
The average daily receipts Of the North.
ern Pacific for the twenty.six business
days OF October vas S61.494, and the re.
reipts OF October 81, amounted to
S89.S9S.
The Canadian Pacific railroad has the
heaviest grades of all the transcontinental
lines, being II series OF up and downs from
the Rocky Mountails to the Pacific, as il
crosses the numerous abrupt ranges Of The
Sea OF Mountains" On the approach to
Kicking House Pass from the west it has a
grade OF 211 feet per mile, which could not
be reduced to the ordinary maximum OF
116 feet, without boring a tunnel nine
miles in length.
1t is expected that the Montana Central
track will reach Helena this evening, and
thus the greatest feat of railroad building
on record will be accomplished.
1t is now stated tina, Pritchard Pass, IN
the CGur d'Alenes, ia quite practicable for
q railroad from Thompson Falls to tho
mines, and that the Northern Pacific will
take advantage Of it.